School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Romania

Romania: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both was 403,753 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
403,753 number
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
56th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.18 million number
in 1992
All-time low
403,753 number
in 2020
Years of data
23
1992–2020

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Romania, 1992–2020

400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1.2M1992200620201992: 1.2M number1999: 1.2M number2000: 1.1M number2001: 1.1M number2002: 1.0M number2003: 975.8k number2004: 948.0k number2005: 954.5k number2006: 984.1k number2007: 1.0M number2008: 1.0M number2009: 995.1k number2010: 940.0k number2011: 866.4k number2012: 794.5k number2013: 469.7k number2014: 445.4k number2015: 437.3k number2016: 434.1k number2017: 428.4k number2018: 422.0k number2019: 413.5k number2020: 403.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Romania stood at 403,753 number. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 57.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Romania peaked at 1.18 million number in 1992 and was at its lowest, 403,753 number, in 2020.

Romania ranks 56th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Romania, year by year

Annual values for School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number) in Romania, 1992 to 2020.
Year number Change
1992 1.18 million number
1999 1.17 million number -1.0%
2000 1.14 million number -2.8%
2001 1.09 million number -3.8%
2002 1.03 million number -5.8%
2003 975,776 number -5.1%
2004 948,010 number -2.8%
2005 954,455 number +0.7%
2006 984,149 number +3.1%
2007 1.00 million number +2.0%
2008 1.01 million number +0.9%
2009 995,055 number -1.8%
2010 940,002 number -5.5%
2011 866,431 number -7.8%
2012 794,538 number -8.3%
2013 469,697 number -40.9%
2014 445,417 number -5.2%
2015 437,252 number -1.8%
2016 434,144 number -0.7%
2017 428,435 number -1.3%
2018 422,023 number -1.5%
2019 413,514 number -2.0%
2020 403,753 number -2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.17 million number 1.17 million number 1.18 million number 2
2000s 1.01 million number 948,010 number 1.14 million number 10
2010s 565,145 number 413,514 number 940,002 number 10
2020s 403,753 number 403,753 number 403,753 number 1

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 53 Saudi Arabia 450,029 number compare
  2. 54 Mozambique 448,429 number compare
  3. 55 Niger 418,328 number compare
  4. 57 Burkina Faso 401,763 number compare
  5. 58 Zambia 380,007 number compare
  6. 59 Libya 326,340 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Romania?
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Romania was 403,753 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 1.18 million number in 1992.
What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 403,753 number in 2020.
How does Romania rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both?
Romania ranks 56th out of 164 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 57.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Romania data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 4,244 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.